City of Coolidge Lake No 1 Dam

City of Coolidge Lake No 1 Dam is an earth dam located in Limestone County, Texas, built in 1906. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/05/1985
Height17 ft
Built1906120 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 17 ft
17 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

17 ft tall and 820 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About City of Coolidge Lake No 1 Dam

The primary purpose of City of Coolidge Lake No 1 Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by City of Coolidge (local government). It impounds the Tr-munger Creek.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 820 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 144 acre-feet. Completed in 1906, the structure is over a century old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 06/05/1985. That was over 41 years ago.

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Location

StateTexas
CountyLimestone
River/StreamTr-munger Creek
Coordinates31.76067, -96.64544

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length820 ft
Year Completed1906 (120 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage144 acre-ft
Max Storage144 acre-ft
Normal Storage110 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCity of Coolidge
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/05/1985
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDTX01074
Federal IDTX01074
More InfoState Dam Safety Program